Acts 17:21 Cross References - BBE

²¹ Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.

¹⁶ Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

⁵ Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

¹¹ For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others. ¹² Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

¹³ And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

¹⁶ But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil, ¹⁷ And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;